by Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports

by Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports

After breezing through the ACC â?? averaging 51.2 points per game in finishing 8-0 in league play â?? Florida State caps the regular season with two games against non-conference competition. That begins Saturday afternoon, when the Seminoles take on one-win Idaho as an eight-touchdown favorite. At the same time, Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M take on LSU. Which game will draw more eyeballs?

FSU takes on rival Florida on Nov. 30, though this game, typically so attractive, takes on a different feel due to the Gators' worst season in decades. Meanwhile, A&M ends the regular season by taking on No. 8 Missouri in a game with enormous Bowl Championship Series implications.

So you can see why this Heisman Trophy race remains far from decided with two weeks left in the regular season. Winston and the Seminoles close with patsies; Manziel and A&M, meanwhile, close with two ranked teams. In a similar vein, Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron and the Crimson Tide end the season in the most feverishly anticipated Iron Bowl in 20 years. The point: It's far too early to hand Winston the Heisman.

With 12 weeks of the 2013 season in the books, here are 10 top contenders for the Heisman:

Winston bounced back from his worst performance of the career â?? he was spotty in FSU's 59-3 against Wake Forest on Nov. 9 â?? to hit on 19-of-21 attempts against Syracuse. That marked the second time this season Winston had completed at least 90% of his passes.

After a bye week, Manziel begins one final push for his second Heisman in a row. As noted, it's not as far-fetched a scenario as one might expect. With typically strong showings in wins against LSU and Missouri, the sophomore could conceivably develop enough momentum to take home the trophy.

3. Alabama QB AJ McCarron (Last week's ranking: No. 3)

Season stats: 177-of-261 for 2,228 yards; 21 touchdowns, five interceptions

McCarron tossed two interceptions in an ugly 20-7 win against Mississippi State, his first two-pick game since the Tide's 9-6 overtime loss to LSU in 2011. That doesn't necessarily hurt McCarron's chances â?? though it certainly doesn't help. His shot at the Heisman comes down a banner showing in the Iron Bowl, though he can still secure a trip to Manhattan by simply leading the Tide past Auburn and taking the SEC title a week later.

There's really nothing more Lynch can do to earn a spot as a Heisman finalist. Go undefeated? It's looking that way. Continue to shatter school, conference and national records? Done. Will your team to victory in its biggest game of the year? Check. Lynch continues to be superb.

It will be interesting to see if Stanford's loss, one that should give Oregon the Pac-12 North division title, also provides a boost to Mariota's Heisman hopes. The numbers are there: Mariota still hasn't thrown an interception in 285 attempts and has added 477 yards on the ground, though he's been slowed in recent weeks by a knee injury.

Baylor took its show on the road with little drop in production, dropping 63 points on helpless Texas Tech, though Petty did complete less than 55% of his attempts for the second week in a row. Does completion percentage matter when you're averaging 12.8 yards per attempt? Yeah, not at all. By the way, Petty is averaging two more yards per attempt than last year's leading passer, Marshall's Rakeem Cato, averaged per completion.

7. Fresno State QB Derek Carr (Last week's ranking: No. 7)

Season stats: 323-of-465 for 3,421 yards; 32 touchdowns, four interceptions

Carr's best chance at squeezing into the top four or five will come in the Mountain West Conference title game, likely against Boise State. Remember that these two teams met in September, with Carr throwing for 460 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-40 win. It won't be as easy to move the ball through the air against a much-improved Boise State secondary.

8. Louisville QB Teddy Bridgewater (Last week's ranking: No. 8)

Season stats: 219-of-309 for 3,048 yards; 24 touchdowns, three interceptions

Bridgewater should be commended for avoiding any turnovers in Louisville's 20-13 win against Houston's opportunistic defense. (He also didn't throw a touchdown, but that's offset by leading the Cardinals to their most impressive win of the season.) Bridgewater's issue? Louisville closes against Memphis and Cincinnati, so players currently ahead in the Heisman race would need to lose to ensure a trip to Manhattan for the trophy ceremony.

Like his team, Hundley has bounced back from an October swoon â?? losses to Oregon and Stanford â?? to play terrific football in November. In his last three games, Hundley has completed more than 70% of his attempts with six touchdowns and zero interceptions; he's added 143 yards and three scores on the ground, though players like Myles Jack have done the heavy lifting in the running game. Unlike Bridgewater, for example, Hundley and the Bruins end the regular season with huge games against Arizona State and rival USC.

10. Boston College RB Andre Williams (Last week's ranking: Unranked)

Season stats: 288 carries for 1,810 yards and 14 touchdowns

Williams really doesn't have a shot at winning the Heisman, to be honest. But the numbers simply cannot be ignored: Williams has rushed for 634 yards just in his past two games alone, and barring injury will be the first 2,000-yard rusher in the FBS since 2008.

Paul Myerberg, a national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports, is on Twitter @PaulMyerberg.